Municipal clerks deliver all ballots, statements, tally sheets, lists and envelopes, excluding any absentee ballots received after closing hour on election night and any provisional ballots, related to any county, school district or special purpose district election to the appropriate clerks by 4:00 p.m. on the day following each such election. The municipal clerk shall deliver to the county clerk any additional provisional and absentee ballots canvassed late together with amended statements, tally sheets, lists, and envelopes no later than 4 p.m. on the Monday following the election. Wis. Stat. § 7.51(5)(b).

Election inspectors are not required under 2011 Wisconsin Act 23 to compare the signature to any other record. Voters should be directed to sign using their normal signature as they would sign any other official document and election inspectors should indicate the line number on which the voter is to sign. The law does not require voter signatures to be legible.

If the missing information was proof of residence, the voter must appear in person. If the missing information is the driver license number, they may mail, fax, email or telephone the information to the municipal clerk.

Yes. Municipal clerks must be available at least until 5 p.m. on these deadlines. If municipal clerks do not have set office hours, voters must be provided information where they may readily contact the municipal clerk. If the municipal clerk will not be available, a deputy clerk must be appointed to provide coverage.

If the voter refuses to sign the poll list, a ballot shall not be issued.

However, electors who have a disability that prevents them from physically being able to sign the poll list are exempt from this provision. If another person signed the voter’s registration form because the voter was unable to sign due to disability, the election inspector writes the word “exempt” on the signature line. If the voter is already registered but the voter claims to be unable to sign due to physical disability, and both inspectors concur, the inspectors shall enter the words “exempt by order of inspectors” on the signature line. If both inspectors do not waive the signature requirement, the voter shall be allowed to cast a ballot and the inspector or inspectors who did not waive the requirement shall challenge the ballot.

University and college students may use their student photo ID in conjunction with a fee payment receipt that contains the student’s residential address dated no earlier than nine months before the election. University and college students may also use their student photo ID if the university or college has provided a certified list to the municipal clerk of students, containing the students’ residential addresses and indicating which students are U.S. citizens.